Dream Car: Malcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the end of industrial modernity

Dream Caris the tale of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin's sporty, sexy Safety Vehicle-1, a legendary failure in automotive history yet one that reveals much about postwar North America's economic, political, and cultural evolution.

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1. Verfasser: Anastakis, Dimitry 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London University of Toronto Press 2024
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Zusammenfassung:Dream Caris the tale of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin's sporty, sexy Safety Vehicle-1, a legendary failure in automotive history yet one that reveals much about postwar North America's economic, political, and cultural evolution.
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Playlist -- Prologue: On Stage, the Four Seasons Restaurant, New York City, 25 June 1974: Malcolm Bricklin, Richard Hatfield, and Their Fantastic Car -- Introduction: Industrial Modernity, Bricklin, and Industrial Postmodernity -- 1 The Future (Technology) -- 2 Entrepreneur (Archetype) -- 3 Risk (Safety) -- 4 Showman (Politician) -- 5 Sex (Gender) -- 6 Business (The State) -- 7 Demise (Rebirth) -- Conclusion: Malcolm Bricklin and His SV1: From Industrial Modernity to Industrial Postmodernity -- Epilogue: Tesla Factory, Fremont, California, August 2018: Elon Musk, the Model 3, and "Production Hell" -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes about Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of Illustrations and Credits -- Index.
Beschreibung:x, 478 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781487555825
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